Getting to Know the UFC Hall of Famers

The
Ultimate Fighting Championship is a mixed martial arts
promotion in which a series of fights take place around the world.
There are few amazing legends that are recognized in the UFC Hall
of the Fame. I could just give you a list of their names, but these
hardworking legends deserve more. This article is going to be about
getting to know Mark Coleman,
Randy
Couture and Pat Miletich.
If you have no interest in diving into the lives and past of these
legends, then read no further.

Mark
Coleman: More commonly known as “The Hammer,” Coleman is a
retired mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, former NCAA
wrester and former Olympic wrestler. He was the first UFC
heavyweight champion and the 2000 Pride Fighting Championships open
weight grand prix winner. This hall of famer was born in Fremont,
Ohio, began freestyle wrestling as a teenager and wrestled for
Miami University and Ohio State University. Following his amateur
career, Coleman switched over to the sport of mixed martial arts,
where he won a plethora of awards and took the world by storm.
After years of partaking in mixed martial arts, he retired at age
48. He was later inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, becoming the
fifth inductee. Coleman has two daughters and made an appearance in
the documentary, “The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of
Mark
Kerr.”

Randy
Couture: Being a mixed martial artist was not enough for
Couture, as he also took on being an American actor, former United
States Army Sergeant and former collegiate and Greco-Roman
wrestler. During his time in the UFC, Couture became a three-time
UFC heavyweight champion and two-time UFC light heavyweight
champion. Couture is one of four men that have held UFC titles in
two different divisions. After an amazing career in the UFC,
Couture took on acting. He has made appearances in movies and
television shows such as “Redbelt,” “The Unit,” “Hawaii Five-O” and
“Dancing with the Stars.”

Pat
Miletich: Milteich is another American mixed martial artist
that ventured into different fields of work. He is currently a
sport commentator and is known for his fights in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship, where he became the first welterweight
champion and won the UFC 16 welterweight tournament. Miletich is
the youngest of five children and was born in Davenport, Iowa. He
wrestled and played football in high school. For over 15 years,
Miletich trained local, state and federal law enforcement officers
and military groups from all service branches. He has designed a
plethora of defensive tactics and combatives courses for combatives
companies. He is married with three kids and began his commentating
career in 2009.

These three legends are only a few of the great men that get to say
they are in the UFC Hall of Fame. Their backgrounds have made them
into the champions they are today.